Improving Society through Sports

How can sports be a mechanism to improve society?

"Sports bring people together with the thrill of victory"

Assignment:

Today, your assignment is to create a new page on your own website in which you describe ways that sports can be a mechanism to improve society.

Webpage design:

Spend the period capturing images, hyperlinks, and video that offer new ideas about the positive intersection of sports, popular culture, and society. Be sure to add in your own textual explanations about what you choose and why.

Ideas for Improvement through Sports

· Role modeling

· Altruism

· Technological advances

· Imagination

· Creativity

· Social justice awareness

· New perspectives on individualism versus community

· Spirituality and selflessness

· Teamwork

· Performance

· Transformative action

· Peer coaching

· Education and advocacy

· Breaking through barriers

· Innovation

· Research and development

· Community involvement